Author: Jason Smith - Page 290 - United States Ghost Towns

Basinger, Florida Ghost Town

Built during the Seminole Wars, Fort Basinger’s ghostly remains whisper tales of Florida’s frontier life along the Kissimmee River.

Prosperity turned to ruins in this Florida ghost town, where a lumber empire’s remnants whisper tales of Millionaire Drew’s forgotten legacy.

Discover why this once-bustling Florida railroad town transformed from a thriving agricultural hub into a quiet rural settlement.

Beyond Florida’s thick forest lies Aurytown’s lost pirate settlement, where $778,000 in stolen treasures once flowed through its ports.

Mysterious ruins of Florida’s lost cedar mill town reveal a tragic 1896 hurricane that erased an entire island community overnight.

Near Jacksonville’s bustling streets lies Arlington’s haunting ruins, where a once-thriving riverside community mysteriously faded into history.

Journey through Apoxsee’s mysterious ruins, where abandoned turpentine stills whisper stories of Florida’s forgotten railroad boomtown.

What seemed like an innocent Florida town of 7,000 homes was actually a Cold War military cover-up hiding classified rocket research.

Peek into Anona’s forgotten past, where a thriving coastal trading post mysteriously vanished from Florida’s landscape in the 1920s.

Learn how a Greek immigrant’s bustling roadside oasis vanished without a trace from Florida’s highways in 1979.